Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

hlkehl • n • land, ground, clay, dirt • Variant hlkel

Lexicon record # 1495 | Source reference(s): R218 FS(LA138-011) JE31 JE42 YSRO486
Semantic domain: rocks and inanimate natural objects
Derivation: morphological structure hlkehl

Other paradigm form

• locative hlke-lee, hlke-leek, hlke-lee' on the ground, on the floor, bottom of R218 FS(B205) JVP(JB-01-01) JE21 JE43

Derived phrases or compounds

• pa-'aahl 'o-lo-new hlkehl "island"

• Hlkehl 'O Ro-'oh "hard dirt cliffs near Squashan Creek"

Short recordings (4) | Sentence examples (20)

1. hlkehl "land, ground, clay, dirt" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

2. hlkehl "land, ground, clay, dirt" (spoken by Violet Moore)

3. hlkehl "dirt" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

4. 'nehl-kehl "my land" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)